Best Companies in the World - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kontist Employee Review

5.0
18 Mar 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It is like heaven. The owner gives flexibility

Cons

I felt like I got drunk

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5.0
25 Jun 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* There is a clear strong vision from leadership, with actionable items to accomplish our goals. * Amazing culture and a very positive atmosphere from the entire team * Management is not sugar-coating reality, always communicating the cons next to the celebrated pros 👍 * Trust - a lot of responsibility from day 1. * Above average benefits for a startup -all week catering, 26 vacation days etc. * Employee personal growth is a key metric for leadership

Cons

Normal startup "pains". The company is growing now and naturally, it slows us down a bit, but I believe that after stabilizing we'll create big things

1.0
13 Jul 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Remote-friendly and free lunch provided if you come into the office. Mostly friendly people and good work-life balance.

Cons

- Decisions are made without data to back them up. - A lot of critical user actions in the product are not being tracked. - Decisions on which features should we build are made with not enough research/insights to support. Price increases with no justifiable improvement in the product from a customer perspective . Prices nearly doubled and the teams need to communicate the increases as customer benefits. They say English is the working language and this is mostly true. However if you are not German-speaking there are indirect references in comments made by certain people e.g. 'you could do your job better if you spoke German' (i heard this said verbatim). Also made comments about some people not being able to pick up the phone and call customers in German (this was not part of the job description, we have German-speaking customer service)

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Kontist Response
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Dear Reviewer, I am Nadine, and I work as a Senior People & Culture Manager at Kontist. Thank you for taking the time to write this review. It means a lot to us and is an opportunity to follow through, learn from the situation you described, and improve. It's a vital matter to us. We are particularly sorry for the language-based discrimination you described. It is a serious concern, and we investigate further. We foster an inclusive and respectful work environment for all employees and encourage open communication. We will address these concerns to ensure everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their language skills. Regarding the price increases, it can be challenging when there is an increase without a perceived improvement in the product. We aim for a balance between delivering a high-quality product and maintaining competitive pricing. We appreciate your perspective and will carefully consider it when evaluating our pricing strategy in the future. Concerning your comment about decisions being made without data to back them up, we understand the importance of data-driven decision-making. We strive to collect and analyse relevant data to support our decision-making process. However, we acknowledge that there might be instances where adjusting data tracking and analysis can make a positive difference. We appreciate your feedback and will consider it for enhancing our data-driven approach. Here at Kontist, we pride ourselves on our employee satisfaction. And on the instance you described, we clearly dropped the ball. If you want to elaborate on the concerns, please email me (people@kontist.com). We'll treat the case confidentially. Gratefully yours, Nadine Loyal-Perk Sr People & Culture Manager Kontist by Ageras
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